Trading Tomorrows By Tom Eck In the song Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin lamented, I’d trade all of my tomorrows/For one single yesterday/Holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine.” At that time, I thought very little about my yesterdays, believing I had an infinite number of tomorrows. But as years passed by, my tomorrows […]
And Now For Something Completely Different By Tae Kim As a Lakeside newcomer, I understand the standard array of questions lobbed at me in public. Except for the ones in Español, for I am not very well-versed in the language yet. But the typical questions (in English) about where I am from, how long
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Visions Of A Perfect Partner-Life Ongoing By Christy Wiseman Being alone after 40 years of having a special partnership, I am sometimes asked what I would consider to be a “perfect partner.” Knowing that nothing is perfect, I nonetheless take the challenge. Dreams are free. Realities have a price. “Know thyself” deserves some thought and may protect us in the
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A Day In The Life Of A Government-Hater By Jeff Parker Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications
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LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com November 2016 THERE’S STILL TIME TO GET A TICKET The Bravo! Theatre’s next production is Sylvia. The creative and experienced cast members are Paul Kloegman, Kathleen Carlson, Jayme Littlejohn, Arlene Pace, Kathleen Morris and Tony Wilshere. The fabulous Roseann Wilshere is directing. It
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Feria Maestros del Arte By Harriet Hart Feria Maestros del Arte is “more than a Feria.” It helps create and promote success stories that build the pride of families and communities throughout Mexico. Organized by a band of volunteers 200 strong, November 2016 marks its 15th anniversary. The show is entirely free to
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The Gurkha By John Ward The martial tradition, of the Gurkha Warrior is known the world over. Their training, and warrior spirit means they will do things in a fight that wouldn’t occur to even the most seasoned combat veterans. Gurkhas will fight outnumbered and outgunned. They hold their positions against impossible odds and often
Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt I am not an economist. But like everyone who lives in Mexico, I am concerned about the value of the peso. While it might make our USA or Canadian dollar go further, it really is hurting the Mexican economy. Prices here are rising to compensate, but the wages
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A Chill In The Air By Jeremy Monroe Leaves scratch along the sidewalk in front of the café; some, gold, some brown, still cling to the trees in the parkway. Inside, a couple sits at a table. She wears jeans and a long sleeved Tee shirt, the kind you get when you sign
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Señor Tope By Mark Sconce While dining in Paris last year, I had the great good fortune to run into Sr. Tope, originally of Chapala, Mexico. He was sitting alone in Au Pied de Cochon, a restaurant famous for its pig knuckles. Elegantly dressed, mustachioed and reading a past issue of El Ojo del
